Senior/Staff/Principal Engineer

On-site

Responsibilities

Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.
At Canonical a Senior+ Engineer is not only an outstanding software architect and coder, they also demonstrate the leadership qualities needed to rally a team or department to ship outstanding products.
From the kernel and system software at the core of Ubuntu through to major language runtimes and the bleeding-edge of cloud automation and distributed systems, you'll have the opportunity to work on complex but highly rewarding projects.
Coding in Golang, Rust, Python, C/C++ or Typescript / React
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
experience with at least one of Go, Rust, Python or C
Depending on your eventual team, you might also bring experience with
Container technologies such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
Debian/Ubuntu packaging
REST and gRPC API experience
SQL and NoSQL data store expertise What we offer you
As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis.

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.
We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance.
In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.
Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors.
The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.
Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
This is a general track for Senior+ (Senior/Staff/Principal) Engineers in any team at Canonical.
After the first round of interviews we will establish which teams might be an excellent fit, and progress your application with them.
A Senior+ Engineer partners with other Engineering leaders (Managers, Directors, VPs) to take joint responsibility for outcomes at team, department and company level.
We hire based on academic results and proven execution, and we select those with a passion for open-source software, innovation, and cutting-edge technology.
In this role, you will make a significant contribution in Canonical's portfolio through high-quality code, technical leadership, team motivation and direction, exceptional design, and crisp documentation.